Isaly's Chipped Ham Sammich
ISALY’S – CHIPPING MAKES IT HAMMIER
This picture was originally the cover of a 1922 edition of Vogue Magazine. Burgh Verified Pittsburgh artist Danny Devine (aka @TagBattle20010) repurposed it in a way only a true Pittsburgher could appreciate. He has an art show on 1/21 where you can see it in person and place an offer to buy it.
Quantum Theatre Pittsburgh presents "Fat Beckett"
“Perspective…an inescapable truth.”
Samuel Beckett is most noted for his play Waiting for Godot, where his two main characters wait endlessly for a man who never comes. By the wishes of Beckett, his plays must be performed without changes to his tedious stage directions and under no circumstances can male characters ever be played by women. This set writer and lead actress Gab Cody and her counterpart Rita Reis on a mission: to find the “existential clowning piece” for women. In her own words Cody “set out to create a piece of highly physical theater that poses existential questions in the most ridiculous of situations.” In seeing the opening night of Quantum Theater’s “Fat Beckett” it seems that Cody and director Sam Turich have succeeded.
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Arbor Aid 2011 with art by Dave Calfo presented by Tree Pittsburgh
This Friday’s Arbor Aid 2011 fundraiser will feature a variety of artwork for sale from over 40 local artists, but there’s one sculptor in particular whose work you’re going to feel like “salvaging.” David Calfo, an unboring Pittsburgh native, salvage artist and nature enthusiast, has contributed three sculptures, two of which are composed exclusively of materials reclaimed from the historic McBride Log House.
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By now, all of our readers should have the Warhol Museum’s DIY POP app, especially since it was free for a while. This new product caters more to the left-brained crowd and invites users to go behind the scenes to see Andy Warhol’s career as never seen before. This app is the closest you can get to Warhol without actually stepping foot in his museum. Perfect for fans living outside of the Burgh. Enjoy an in-depth multimedia collection that gives you the opportunity to peer into archival items not normally on display, as well as video clips, audio descriptions, letters, and over 50 art works from the 1920′s to the 1980′s.
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Bid on Howard Stern's Pittsburgh Sunset Photo
Wednesday, October 12th is Whirl Magazine’s 10th Anniversary party and Pittsburgh native Beth Ostrosky Stern will be at the event to help raise money for Animal Friends. Beth O will be auctioning off a one-of-a-kind masterpiece photograph by world-renowned shutterbug Howard Stern (he took the photo during his last trip to the Burgh).
This black and gold Pittsburgh sunset can be yours for the right price! A perfect addition to your man cave, or your bathroom! The highest bidder will walk away with a professionally framed work of art, signed with ink by the photography genius himself. To see more examples of his camerawork, buy the latest issue of Whirl, or click here.
Bidding started on Tuesday at $350. All of the proceeds from the auction will go directly to Animal Friends. The two highest bidders will each win a 16×24 photo printed on metal. Ends on Wednesday, October 12 at 9:00 pm. Save animals! Click here to bid!
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Arch the Pittsburgh bridge transformer across from the Clemente Bridge
Arch, the Pittsburgh Transformer, is missing from his Seventh Street/Fort Duquesne Blvd corner.
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